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Useful words
Vocab
魚介類(ぎょかいるい)fish
- 鯉(こい)carp
- 鮫(さめ)shark
- 鯛(たい)
- 鯨(くじら)whale
ことわざ
笑う門には福来る
(わらうかどには ふく きたる)
意味:いつも笑顔にしていたら、良いことが起きますよ
Source: Puni Puni Japan
継続は力なり
(けいぞくは ちから なり)
practice makes perfect, slow and steady wins the race, perserverance makes you stronger
Source: Puni Puni Japan
雨降って地固まる
(あめ ふって じ かたまる)
adversity builds character, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
Source: Puni Puni Japan
猫に小判
(ねこに こばん)
pearls before swine (don't offer things to those who don't appreciate it)
Source: Puni Puni Japan
十人十色
(じゅうにん とおいろ)
different strokes for different folks (not everyone likes the same thing)
Source: Puni Puni Japan
一石二鳥
(いっせき にちょう)
to kill two birds with one stone
Source: Puni Puni Japan
女心と秋の空
(おんなごろろと あきのそら)
women easily get bored and change their minds like the unpredictable autumn sky
Source: Puni Puni Japan
猫の手も借りたい
(ねこのても かりたい)
when you are so overwhelmed and busy
Source: Puni Puni Japan
三日坊主
(みっか ぼうず)
someone who easily gives up
Source: Puni Puni Japan
犬も歩けば棒に当たる
(いぬも あるけば ぼうに あたる)
good things come to those who take action
Source: Puni Puni Japan
明日は明日の風が吹く
(あしたは あしたの かぜが ふく)
tomorrow's another day
Source: Puni Puni Japan
急がば回れ
(いそがば まわれ)
haste makes waste
Source: Puni Puni Japan
因果応報
(いんが おうほう)
what goes around, comes around
Source: Puni Puni Japan
住めば都
(すめば みやこ)
home is where you make it
Source: Puni Puni Japan
七転び八起き
(ななころび やおき)
if you fall off your horse, get right back on
Source: Puni Puni Japan
魚心あれば水心
(うおごころ あれば みずごころ)
相手が好意を示してくれたら、自分も好意を持って対応しよう scratch my back, i'll scratch yours 良いことをしてもらったら、自分も相手にいいことをしてあげましょう
Source: Puni Puni Japan
当たって砕けろ
(あたって くだけろ)
take a chance
Source: Puni Puni Japan
千里の道も一歩から
(せんりの みちも いっぽ から)
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step / small steps can make big changes
Source: Puni Puni Japan
Onomatopoeia
にこにこ smiling (Puni Puni Japan)
わくわく excitement (Puni Puni Japan)
Reading Resource
Novels
JLPT
JLPT N5
JLPT N4
- ことば(Japanese Everyday)
JLPT N3
- ことば(おぎはら先生)(日本語の森)
- 文法(おぎはら先生)(日本語の森)
- 文法(おぎはら先生)(日本語の森)
- Quartet(TokiNi Andy)
JLPT N2
- 文法(かわま先生)(日本語の森)
- 文法テスト(タケパン先生)(日本語の森)
- 文法VS(タケパン先生)(日本語の森)
- 文字語彙(のりこ先生)(日本語の森)
- 漢字クイズ(MLC)
- N2級漢字を200分にまとめてみた(Oh my Nihongo Blue Pixy)
- N2文法(Meshclass Japanese)
- Intermediate Japanese N2 Quartet(TokiNi Andy)
JLPT N1
- ことば(おぎはら先生)(日本語の森)
- ことば(のりこ先生)(日本語の森)
- N1試験の準備クイズ(Sun and Moon Channel)
Other
- 擬声語と擬態語(のりこ先生)(日本語の森)
- 教科書にない日本語(ゆか先生とハンちゃん)(日本語の森)
- けんかの日本語(日本語の森)
- 喧嘩の日本語Shorts(日本語の森)
Immersion
Native Students
- ちびむすドリル (幼児・小学・中学)
- NHK for School (幼児・小学・中学)
Test your level at JLPT Check
Netflix
- ラブデッドライん
- Love Like a K-Drama
- Good Night World
- Maboroshi
- Once Upon a Crime
- Gamera Rebirth
- Burn the House Down
- Ooku The Inner Chambers
- Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King
CG Movie
Tips
Various learners share what they'd do if they had to relearn Japanese.
- 1 hour each day
- set a time and place (be consistent, ex. morning in cafe, no distractions, coffee, music in ears)
- core study
- promo: NativShark
- outside core study, do everything else
- Japanese Word Search for Kids Learning Hiragana & Katakana with Fun
- Tuttle Kanji & Kana Workbook
- Eriko Sato Practice Makes Perfect Complete Japanese Grammar
- 初級日本語げんきワークブック Genki An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese
- 初級日本語とびらワークブック漢字読む書く
- 試験に強くなる!上級学習者のための日本語読解ワークブック
- 新中級から上級への日本語ワークブック
- 4技能でひろがる中級日本語カルテットワークブックQuartet Intermediate Japanese Across the Four Language Skills
- 5 Idioms (Let's Learn Japanese with Yuki)
- Japanese with Shun
- Simple Japanese Listening with Meg
- Nihongo Lessons with YUKO
- Haru's Japanese Cafe
- MyKikitori
- にほんご聞くササイズ
- Japeppa (Peppa Pig in Japanese), beginner and advanced
- Easy Japanese JLPT Test
- ひろがる
- NPO多言語多読 (Tadoku)
- Tongari Books
Books
Yojijukugo
慣用句 Idioms
慣用句 | 意味 | |
---|---|---|
足を引っ張る | 他の人の成功を邪魔する。 | Video |
馬が合う | 気が合う。相性がいい。 | Video |
Idioms 習慣語
目に入れても痛くない 目の中に入れても痛くない | 絵でわかる |
Listening
JLPT
N3 | 鬼の節分 | Simple Japanese Listening with Meg | |
N4 | 魔女の宅急便 | Simple Japanese Listening with Meg | |
N5 | わたしの家族 | Simple Japanese Listening with Meg | |
N5 | 魔女のパン | Simple Japanese Listening with Meg |
Reading
Graded Reader
Children
Novels
Aozora
芥川龍之介(あくたがわ・りゅうのすけ) | ||
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1918 | 蜘蛛の糸 A Spider's Thread | 青空文庫 (Wikipedia) |
1927 | 河童 Kappa |
JLPT
Vocabulary
N2 | N2 Vocabulary | Nihongo Lessons with Yuko | 2024/01/08 |
Reading
N2 Reading | Nihongo Lessons with Yuko | 2024/01/10 |
Daily Study
Resources
- TheMoeWay
- Morg Systems
- Morgawr/Moe-Bundex (例文データベース計画)
- Refold.la
Video
Selected Videos
- 花子とアン https://archive.org/details/hanako-to-anne-collection-01 (2014)
- 日本人の知らない日本語 (2010)YouTube, website, manga
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Dewi Sukarno)
YouTube
Academic
Discussion
Interview
Vlog
古典
Kids
Lessons
- Asada School
- Daily Japanese with Naoko
- ★Japanese with Ken
- JPTIP Japanese Tutoring
- Kaname Naito
- プロ日本語教師かずの日本語レッスンch
- Let's Speak Japanese with Yuki
- neko sensei
- Nihongo Class
- Riki Nihongo Dayo
- Simple Japanese Listening with Meg-めぐ-Smile
- ThatJapaneseManYuta
- ToKiniAndy
英会話
Tomojuku
Video | Publisher | Author |
---|---|---|
動詞グループ分け | じゃぱすた | |
似ている言葉・表現 | じゃぱすた |
Verbs
Reading
Business Japanese
- 社会人のためのビジネス情報マガジン (Word differences)
- NHK Easy Japanese for Work
Blog
Culture
- read「いただきます」と「ごちそうさま」本当の意味・語源・由来
- Nihon Shock
Forum
Internet
TV Shows
NHK
Language Courses
JLPT N5
- Let's Learn Japanese Basic I
(ヤンさんと日本の人々)
1983 The Japan Foundation - NHK Japanese: How to Survive in Japan?
(NHK日本語講座)
1989 NHK - Activate Your Japanese
(ひきだすにほんご)
2022 The Japan Foundation
JLPT N4
- Getting Along in Japanese
にほんごでくらそう
1999 NHK - NHK Japanese: How to Survive in Japan?
(NHK日本語講座)
1989 NHK - Erin's Challenge
エリンが挑戦~にほんごできます~
2007 The Japan Foundation - Let's Learn Japanese Basic II
続・ヤンさんと日本の人々
1996 The Japan Foundation - Getting Along in Japanese
にほんごでくらそう
1997 NHK
JLPT N3
- The All New Getting Along in Japanese
新にほんごでくらそう
2004 NHK
Program | Production | |
---|---|---|
JLPT N5 | ||
Let's Learn Japanese Basic I ヤンさんと日本の人々 1983 - The Japan Foundation | ||
NHK Japanese: How to Survive in Japan? NHK日本語講座 1989 - NHK | ||
Activate Your Japanese ひきだすにほんご 2022 - The Japan Foundation | ||
JLPT N4 | ||
Getting Along in Japanese にほんごでくらそう | 1999 NHK | |
Erin's Challenge エリンが挑戦~にほんごできます~ | 2007 The Japan Foundation | |
Let's Learn Japanese Basic II 続・ヤンさんと日本の人々 | 1996 The Japan Foundation | |
NHK | The All New Getting Along in Japanese 新にほんごでくらそう | 2004 NHK |
N5 | Let's Learn Japanese Basic I ヤンさんと日本の人々 | 1983 NHK |
N5 | NHK Japanese: How to Survive in Japan? NHK日本語講座 | 1989 NHK |
N5 | Activate Your Japanese ひきだすにほんご | 2022 The Japan Foundation |
N4 | Erin's Challenge エリンが挑戦~にほんごできます~ | 2007 The Japan Foundation |
N4 | Let's Learn Japanese Basic II 続・ヤンさんと日本の人々 | 1996 The Japan Foundation |
N4 | Getting Along in Japanese にほんごでくらそう | 1997 NHK |
N3 | The All New Getting Along in Japanese 新にほんごでくらそう | 2004 NHK |
The Japan Foundation
(2022) Activate Your Japanese(ひきだすにほんご)
Produced: | 2022 |
Production: | The Japan Foundation |
Characters: | Xuan |
Episodes | 24 |
Duration: | - mins |
Runtime: | - hrs |
- Website Launch Information
- Introduction
- Official Website (24 videos)
- Downloadable content (including subtitles)
(2007) Erin's Challenge (エリンが挑戦 にほんごできます)
The Japan Foundation
Produced: | 2007 |
Production: | The Japan Foundation |
Characters: | Erin, Fujioka |
Episodes | 25 |
Duration: | - mins |
Runtime: | - hrs |
- Official Website (25 videos)
(1983/1996) Let's Learn Japanese Basic I & II (Yan-san and the Japanese people)
Produced in two parts by The Japan Foundation in 1983 (Basic I) and 1996 (Basic II) and hosted by Mary Althaus (1947-) and starring Nick Muhrin as Yan-san. Yan-san and the Japanese People (ヤンさんと日本の人々). Basic I features Mine-san (峰 祐介, 1934 Osaka), Episode list available on Wikipedia.
NHK
(1989) NHK Japanese: How to Survive in Japan?(NHK日本語講座)
Produced: | 1989 |
Production: | NHK |
Characters: | David Roberts, Cathy Roberts, Yuko Goto |
Episodes | 40 |
Duration: | 30 mins |
Runtime: | 20 hrs |
Produced by NHK in 1989. YouTube has only 20 of the 40 videos uploaded. YouTube
Beginner 初心者(しょしんしゃ)
みんなの日本語 初級I
Readings
Pronouns
男性 | 女性 |
---|---|
ぼく・おれ | あたし |
わたし | |
かれ | かのじょ |
こ | そ | あ | ど |
---|---|---|---|
これ | それ | あれ | どれ |
こちら | そちら | あちら | どちら |
こっち | そっち | あっち | どっち |
ここ | そこ | あそこ | どこ |
この | その | あの | どの |
こういう | そういう | ああいう | どういう |
こいつ | そいつ | あいつ・やつ | どっちのやつ |
肯定形 | る・ます |
否定形 | ない・ません |
過去形 | た・ました |
ている(てる) | |
ていた(てた) | |
とは・って | |
という・つって |
ええっと |
あー |
について・に関して プロ日本語教師かずの日本語レッスンch
もらう・くれる
あげる・やる
たい
N5
Structure | Meaning | Explanation |
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N4
Structure | Meaning | Explanation |
---|---|---|
のに | 1.ために 2.けど、しかし |
N3
文型 | 意味 | 解説 |
---|---|---|
たびに | ||
って | ||
がち | よくAになる Aの回数が多い |
N2
文型 | 意味 | 解説 |
---|---|---|
っぽい | ||
気味(ぎみ) | 少しAの感じがする |
Info
JLPT/CEFR Levels
JLPT | CEFR | Classification |
---|---|---|
1 | B2 Independent | 中上級~上級 Advanced |
2 | B1 Independent | 中級~中上級 Intermediate |
3 | A2/B1 Basic/Independent | 初中級~中級 Pre-Intermediate |
4 | A1/A2 Basic | 初級後半 Upper Beginner |
5 | A1 Basic | 入門~初級前半 Entry Beginner |
How to tackle problem areas
Can't read Japanese | Learn Hiragana, then Katakana |
Can't read Kanji | Learn 1,006 Kanji |
Only know a few phrases | Learn grammar and vocabulary |
Basic setences | Review grammar, increase vocabulary |
Want to speak | Watch more media, news and read more books, articles |
Worried about accent | Listen to more media (level that you understand) |
Can't read | Read more, look up vocabulary and grammar |
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